Chapter 40: Alchemy Room, Immortal Beans

I don't know if it's because Fu Xiuxiu has been at home for the past two days.

Bai Meiling seems to have come back earlier every day after work.

After coming back, she dragged Fu Xiuxiu out to go shopping, or chatted in the courtyard, occasionally making crisp and delicate laughter.

Of course, she also drilled into Luo Chen's room from time to time.

Watching Luo Chen build the alchemy room bit by bit, her eyes also showed a look of admiration.

"With this skill, even if you can't make it in alchemy in the future, you can go to Mount Ailao to find a job."

"Mount Ailao? What for?"

"A Jin Dan sect in the Jade Cauldron Domain, specializing in various mineral products, and this sect is very good at building houses. Aren't these bricks and stones of yours bought from the Immortal Construction Residence, a shop directly under Mount Ailao?"

Immortal Construction Residence is an industry of Mount Ailao?

Luo Chen really didn't know this.

Or rather, he didn't know much about the sect of Mount Ailao.

Bai Meiling explained it to him casually, and only then did he know that Mount Ailao was booming in the Jade Cauldron Domain.

Rogue cultivators don't pay much attention to where they live; they live happily in wooden houses and caves.

However, sect cultivators with strong financial resources are not so accommodating.

Their residential caves often need to be carefully designed.

From lighting and illumination to medicine gardens and alchemy rooms, they all have to choose good places and use good materials to build.

Especially for large buildings, there are even more doorways inside.

From large mountain gates and caves to market buildings, it's not just about building the house, laying the floor, and finishing the entire large array.

How to match spiritual wood, how minerals penetrate and gather spiritual energy, and the influence of feng shui orientation on the long-term residence of cultivators must all be considered.

Even whether the floor is suitable for the takeoff and landing of large flying ships must be considered.

Some famous large arrays are specially set up, not only combining with the mountain and river trends but also integrating with the buildings to reach the point of borrowing momentum from each other.

In the past three hundred years, after the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect established its tripod in this domain, it ushered in a vigorous great development and great construction.

Mount Ailao has indeed contracted many projects in this vast development and construction process, making a lot of money.

"The initial buildings of our Great River Market, from layout design to construction implementation, were all handled by Mount Ailao."

"It is rumored that in the Divine Work City of Mount Ailao, any set of caves inside starts at a price of 100,000 spirit stones, and it is only sold for seventy years."

After listening to Bai Meiling's explanation, Luo Chen was truly stunned.

The real estate in the cultivation world is also so promising!

No, I must ask a master from Mount Ailao to redesign it when I have spirit stones in the future.

"By the way, do Sister Xiuxiu and Sister Caiyi have any conflicts?" Luo Chen asked curiously about gossip.

Things between women are very troublesome; he doesn't want to participate.

But gossip between women is always very interesting to listen to.

Bai Meiling tilted her small head. "No conflicts!"

"Sister Xiuxiu is very gentle, usually harmonious, and rarely has conflicts with others."

Luo Chen was stunned. "Then how come when I mention Sister Caiyi, Sister Xiuxiu seems a bit uncomfortable."

"Oh, you're talking about this!" Bai Meiling smacked her lips, waving her small hand. "It's all because of Sister Xiuxiu's Dao companion."

Fu Xiuxiu had a Dao companion before?

Luo Chen instantly became interested.

"Sister Xiuxiu's Dao companion was an inner sect disciple of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect. But because he failed to impact the Foundation Establishment stage, he was transferred to the outer sect as a deacon."

"Outer sect deacons cannot practice with peace of mind and need to be sent to various places to handle various industries for the sect."

"That person came to the Great River Market and met Sister Xiuxiu, who was still a rogue cultivator, and the two formed a Dao companion."

Bai Meiling said, shaking her head.

"But this person failed to build his foundation, his Dao heart was damaged, and later he indulged in enjoyment. Even with Sister Xiuxiu, he often spent the night at Tianxiang Tower."

"One morning, he died; he died in a building in Tianxiang Tower."

"It was Senior Sun Shou who personally led the body back."

Dying under the peony flower, being a ghost is also romantic?

Luo Chen couldn't help but give a thumbs up; this is a role model for my generation.

"Since then, Sister Xiuxiu hasn't liked people and things related to Tianxiang Tower. And Sister Caiyi works there, so she might be touched by the scene, so she doesn't like Sister Caiyi very much!"

Bai Meiling explained the reasons one by one, and only then did Luo Chen suddenly realize.

Hating the house and its crow—that's about the situation.

Satisfying Luo Chen's curiosity, Bai Meiling also remembered her own problem.

"Can Fire Dog Whip also be used to refine top-grade Grain-Grain Bigu Pills?"

Luo Chen hurriedly pushed her out. "I'm busy, it will smell very bad later!"

"Yuck, remember to turn on the range hood, otherwise I will complain about you."

Bai Meiling pinched her nose and ran away in disgust.

Casually casting a spell of spiritual power, Luo Chen started the range hood and took out the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace from his storage bag.

Clang!

"The volume of one party is still a bit small. If there were three or five parties, or even a hundred-party large-volume storage bag, it would be great."

After all, it is still a first-grade low-tier magic tool and cannot be changed in size at will.

Just this Purple Cloud Copper Furnace occupied almost eighty percent of his storage bag space.

There was no way before; the medicinal materials were all stuffed inside the furnace.

If they weren't taken out, the main materials would have to be cross-flavored.

Carefully placing the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace above the fire pit, he added water.

He took a bundle of yellowish green steel wood, stuffed it underneath, and cast a Fireball Technique; the firewood began to burn slowly.

After changing the alchemy apparatus, the peach wood and red cedar wood he used to use were no longer applicable.

The firepower that those two kinds of spiritual wood could release was too small; to heat the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace, he didn't know how much time it would take.

Therefore, Luo Chen specially purchased expensive green steel wood.

This first-grade spiritual wood contains grease and can release considerable high temperatures after being ignited.

"It is rumored that high-level cultivators refine elixirs either by using their own elixir fire or by borrowing earth fire or sky fire between heaven and earth. I don't know when I will be able to perform that kind of means?"

Muttering a few words, confirming that the heat insulation of the fire pit was no problem, Luo Chen turned and left the alchemy room.

Burn the alchemy furnace first, heat the furnace, and by the way, burn out some medicinal gas hidden inside.

These operations are all based on experience.

When Miss Xiangxiang sold him the furnace, she also exhorted him in the booklet she left behind.

Burning the furnace is just the first step; next, there is testing the furnace, and only after becoming familiar with it can one safely refine.

For these two days, let's process the medicinal materials first!

Crackle!

Pop, crack!

"What sound?"

A lazy, doubtful voice came from outside, and Luo Chen opened the stone door of the alchemy room and walked out, covered in dust.

Gu Caiyi looked at his embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"What are you doing? And why is there a room partitioned in your house?"

Whoosh, whoosh!

Luo Chen fanned the wind and cast a cleaning spell on himself.

With a bang, the dust on his body scattered, causing Gu Caiyi to avoid it hurriedly.

He came to the water vat, scooped up a large ladle of cool water, and drank it, only then catching his breath.

"Damn, no wonder famous alchemists are equipped with fire-tending boys; this alchemy room is not a place to stay often."

After cursing, he had time to explain to Gu Caiyi.

"This is the alchemy room I built; how is it, is it okay?"

Gu Caiyi waved her hand, patting off the dust around her.

"It's okay, I suggest you stay in it every day."

Luo Chen's face turned sour, but he didn't care. "I'm testing the furnace, I fried some immortal beans, do you want to eat?"

"Immortal beans?"

Luo Chen drilled into the alchemy room and soon brought out a plate of golden beans.

The beans had shells, but they had cracked during the high-temperature stir-frying.

As long as you peel the shell lightly, the white fruit kernel inside is exposed.

"It's bitter hazelnut!" Gu Caiyi picked up one with skepticism. "This thing is very bitter, can it be eaten?"

"Try it and you'll know."

Luo Chen had already peeled the shell and stuffed several into his mouth.

Gu Caiyi peeled the golden shell and put the white, tender fruit kernel into her mouth.

Her red lips moved slightly, and her eyes slowly brightened.

"Ouch, not bad! How did you stir-fry it? It tastes fragrant and crispy, and contains some slight spiritual energy."

Luo Chen said narcissistically, "Exclusive secret recipe, no comment!"

Gu Caiyi rolled her eyes at him and snatched the plate of immortal beans.

Luo Chen didn't care, added a bucket of water to the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace, and then went out with a small water pot.

In the courtyard, Gu Caiyi sat on the children's version of the swing Little Tiger usually sat on, holding the plate of immortal beans in her hand, peeling one from time to time.

Opposite her, Luo Chen held a small water pot, watering the potted plants one by one.

"This is Fu Xiuxiu's flowers and plants, right!"

Luo Chen said "Hmm," observed the two spiritual plants that Sister Xiuxiu specially exhorted, and confirmed that there was no problem.

Four days had passed since the last dinner.

Fu Xiuxiu's rest day ended, and she returned to work at the Divine Talisman Pavilion; she had only one day off a month.

Some time ago, she was promoted to manager and stayed at the Divine Talisman Pavilion for a long time, only then accumulating three days of holidays.

Before leaving, these flowers and plants were entrusted to Luo Chen to take care of.

"You kid is quite familiar; you just met her, and you cheated these flowers and plants into your hands."

"Words can't be spoken indiscriminately! Things between neighbors, how can they be called cheating?"

"Tch, I saw it just now; you put that pot of Moonlight Grass at the head of the bed, you must be secretly practicing hard every night!"

Luo Chen's small face turned red; why are this woman's eyes so sharp!

But don't tell me, the effect of Moonlight Grass is really good, although it can't compare to calming incense, it also has one-tenth of the effect.

In the past two nights, the maximum limit of his Evergreen Technique operation has increased by one time.

After practicing every day, he is full of energy when he gets up in the morning!

Along with the daily brushing of spell proficiency, it rose steadily, and several spells broke through to new levels.

Luo Chen hurriedly changed the subject. "Why haven't I seen you come back for the past few days?"

"Eh, wait, your cultivation?"

Gu Caiyi smiled, the narrow swing squeezing her plump buttocks, contrasting with the slender waist, creating an exaggerated visual effect.

"Found it, I'm at the ninth stage of Qi Refining!" ===== CHAPTER 41 =====